TSW:

After one year, I can make a confession.

Until last night, I had never seen Demetri Martin’s “Ladies…” bit.

There! I said it! I’ve come clean! I knew what the joke was via internet memes, but had never actually watched the video. So for everyone who has never known where the name “Ladies…” comes from, check out around the 1:50 mark. No shame in finally catching up now.

Sadly, my time at Ladies has come to a close. (To everyone who has asked, no I am not going to Defamer, although from what I hear I am pretty much the only person not applying for the job.) While I loved every minute I worked on Ladies, (okay, maybe not every minute), I’ve also pushed too many other things (career, friends who do not like sports, houseplants, pregnancy) to he side while working on this site. My use of the 2am/3am/4am/5am blogging tags needed to stop. (QUITE FRANKLY, my writing here suffered due to time constraints, and I felt shitty for putting up more dreck than droll.)

Thanks to everyone for reading for this past year. I look forward to playing in the comments and enjoying the brilliance of six fine Ladies for the next year!

Holly:

Programming note: This will also be my final post for Ladiesdotdotdot. I’ve been invited to join the crew at EDSBS, and I’m packing up my bag of tricks and taking my game home to the Ess-Eee-Cee. I’m happy to be going but sad to be leaving, if that makes any sense, and hope you’ll all keep in touch.

Our pink corner of the internets has been a fantastic playground this past year. We’ve had some big stories—the Bracket and the KSK takeover come immediately to mind, of course—and I’ve used it tobroadcastmy lovefor football and flex my dramatic chops /poetrywings, but it’s the little stories I’ve treasured the most. And after everything we’ve been through, my all-time favorite moment is being accosted by that Dodgers fan. The one who read a blog titled “Ladies…” and a post titled “What Not To Wear” and thought I was a dude. A real life laff riot, twelve months of it, and epic in every sense of the word. Tears, bloodshed (internet blood), strong men, and the realest bitches alive—seven beautiful women I’ll miss terribly.

The Ladies… made me care about baseball before October and the NFL before the playoffs. They shared in my utmost love of college football and college basketball. They don’t deride me (too much) on my football boyfriend Tom Brady (Michigan y’all), my love for Michigan football (screw you Appalachian State), and they (at least not to my face) don’t show their hate for Duke. They actually made me think about hockey for a minute. And that was a minute longer than I have ever thought about hockey before. They know that a last second buzzer beater in the first round of the tournament or a walkoff homerun or game winning touchdown is more than a great moment in a game, it’s an almost religious experience. The seven women that let me tag along are the sweetest, funniest, down to earth, passionate, straight up coolest people I know. And they taught me how to cook. In other words, they’re da realest bitches alive. Fo sho, yo.

Ladies…
Thank you for the excellent-ness that is your site. Rarely is a blog prominently featuring pictures of sexy men so enjoyable for me. At least that’s what I tell my wife. While it is bittersweet to lose TSW and Holly, I look forward to year 2.

In all honesty, Ladies… was truly the inspiration that got me started blogging. The content and community created here really made me want to join in the fun. Not to mention I needed material to enter the “Contest That Shall not Be Named”!

Many congratulations on the anniversary, Ladies…, and good luck to each and every departing writers. Saying that you will be missed does not cover the entire spectrum of my feelings.

Although Ladies… will suffer greatly considering who is leaving (syke), I cannot bring myself to stop visiting. Fantastic work throughout the past year, and I look forward to what the future shall bring.

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Ladies…
Happy birthday to you

I know we’ll all be sad to see a couple of ladies go, but hopefully we’ll continue to follow them wherever they go (assuming they withdraw that stupid restraining order), continue to enjoy those who remain here, and perhaps even one day welcome someone new.

I can say, without a doubt, that through all of the HOT blogger contests and posts of hunky, athletically-inclined men, my sexuality has never been challenged. I think.

And next time TSW decides to post something on the Internets containing the words “baby”, “marriage”, or “pregnant” without letting me glance at it for editing purposes, I’m taking care of the modem with hammer.

You’re real classy dames, friends. Real broads. Thanks for a year of much laughter and recipes to use and efforts to explain why there are shirtless athletes on my browser. Good luck, TSW and Holly – I look forward to reading you guys wherever you go.

Congrats on the birthday Ladies… It has certainly been a treat watching this li’l blog grow up. Best of luck to Holly and TSW and here’s hoping for an evern better 2nd year.

And since you asked for yearbook sigs:
“BFF 4ever”
“Stay the same, don’t ever change”
“Have a great summer”
“See ya next year”
“To make you laugh, to make you frown, I wrote in your yearbook upside down”

Congratulations, Ladies. You took the blogging world by storm, and while I am sad to see TSW and Holly go, I’m sure that not only will they be successful in whatever endeavors they tackle next, but that the blog will continue to be as awesome as before.

Droll dreck? Or is it dreck droll? Whatevah… it’s always evident with sports writers, so ya alls did okay with that. Some a ya’s are leaving already? I shoulda paid more attention earlier; there’s always the archives to see what I missed.

I’m still waiting for the pics. Noooo… not the ones of the SacKings cheerleaders bent over with their thongs prominent… the ones of ya alls in that special way.

Ladies…
I don’t comment often at all, but I do read the site pretty regularly. I’ve very much enjoyed this blog for the past year, and I’m terribly excited about the years to come! Thanks for an amazing year Ladies…and to those of you leaving good luck with your future projects and you will be missed!

I found this loveliness about 9 months ago and haven’t been able to stop looking at the view since, but I was never brave enough to comment. I think that says volumes about the loss of Holly and TSW, BUT….you Ladies… as a whole are awesome and I know the rest of you will keep the hotties coming. Thanks for all the entertainment while I should be working!